Umbrella-holder



(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheet 1.

J. C; GARROTT. UMBRELLA HOLDER.

Patented Apr. 14,1891.

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ATTORNEYS (No Mo'del.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

J. C. GARROTT. UYMBRBLLA HOLDER.

No. 450,485. Patented Apr. 14, 1891.

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UMBRELLA-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,485, dated April14, 1891.

Application filed July 22, 1890.

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH CHARLES Gan- RoTT, of Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedUmbrella-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to a stand designed more specially for holdingumbrellas in stores or shops when on exhibition or sale; and theinvention has for its object to provide a simple, comparativelyinexpensive, and efficient stand of this character which will holdnumerous umbrellas in a manner allowing quite full examination of themwithout unnecessary handling, and so that they present an attractiveappearance to buyer and seller and are locked safely against theft, andmay be readily removed for closer inspection or sale.

The invention will iii-st be described, and

then will be particularly pointed out in the claims hereinafter setforth.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specication, in which similar letters and figures of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front or side view of my improved stand shown filled withumbrellas. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the stand, the umbrellasbeing removed. Fig. 3 is an end view of the umbrella-stand, drawn to alarger scale; and Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7are detail views of various partsof the stand hereinafter more particularly referred to.

The umbrella-stand has a base A, which may be made of any suitablematerial, but is shown as made of wood ornamentally molded at the edgeand provided with a series of holes a, preferably7 twelve, to receivethe tips or ferrules of a dozen umbrellas, Which the stand is adapted tosupport in upright posi- At opposite ends of the base is erected a pairof posts B B, which are preferably metal tubes which screw into the baseand have open upper ends. These posts give supportto the' bent wire endparts or frames C C andtop D of the stand, which will pres- I prefer tomake the two end parts or frames C C of the stand sufciently large tosustain two dozen umbrellas, arranged one dozen at each side of thecentral upright` umbrellas, and so that Serial No. 359,496. (No model.)

each frontand rear dozen umbrellas are held in two crossingdiagonally-ranging series of six each, as illustrated in Fig. l of thedrawings, Which gives to the stand and umbrellas in it a very pleasingand attractive appearance when viewed from either side or perspectively.

I will describe one of the end frames C of the stand as made forsustaining one end of two dozen umbrellas, and as more particularlyshown in Figs. 2, 3, 5,and 6 of the drawings. Excepting its middle orintermediate cross-brace O', the frame is made preferably of a singlepiece of wire, at one end of which is formed an eye or loop 1, whichfits loosely over the stand-post B. From this eye 1 the wire is carriedforward at 2, to where it is bent upward at3, and in this verticalportion 3 is formed a number of loops or eyes 4, made by bending thewire. From the upper end of this portion 8 .the wire is inclined upwardand rearward at 5 toward the post B, and in the uppermost verticalportion ot' this side of the wire is formed a series of downwardlyranging or inclined and preferably open loops (i, from the top one ofwhich the wire extends rearward in a preferably down-bent upper portionor cross-bar 7, in which is formed by bending the wire an eye S, whichrests on top of the post B and receives the down-bent end or pin d ofthe head-piece D of the stand. From the rear end of the top part 7 ofthe end frame O the wire ranges downward and is bent into another seriesof loops 9, like the ones 6, but located farther from the post B andabout the .same distance from it as the lower front series of loops oreyes 4, above mentioned. From the lowermost loop 9 the wire is inclineddownward and forward at 10 to its rearmost lower vertical portion 11, inwhich are formed by bends a series of loops or eyes 12, which are nearerto the post B than the front loops or eyes 4 and about the same distancefrom the post as the upper front series of open loops 6, abovementioned. From the lower end of the part 1l the wire is bent inward at13 and at its extremity' is formed with an eye 14, which, like the eye1, loosely tits upon the post B. The cross brace or tie O has oppositeend eyes c c, which lit upon the front and rear portions of the endframe C, and preferably just below the upper open IOO loops thereof, andat its intermediate portion i the brace or tie is bent to form an eyec', which lits loosely upon the post B. Should the end frame be madewith the eyes =l and loops G at one side of the post B only, as may bedone when it is desired to hold one dozen diagonally-crossed umbrellasonly at one face of the dozen upright ones, the end loops l 8 will beretained on the end frame, and the cross brace or tie would then havetwo end eyes engaging the frame and the post, as will readily beunderstood.

iVhile the two end frames C C of the stand are made alike and as abovedescribed, they are reversed in position relatively with each other-thatis to say, the upper open loops 9 `and lower eyes l2 of one frame are atthe front or one side of the stand and the loops 9 and eyes l2 of theother frame are at the rear or other side ot the stand. This brings theloops 9 at about the same distance from the stand-posts B B as the eyes4, and also adjusts the loops 6 about the same distance from the post asthe eyes 12, and, as will appear in Fig. 2 of the drawings, to allow theumbrellas to be placed in two diagonallyranging crossed half-dozens ateach face ot the stand.

The main portion ofthe top portion D of the stand between its down-bentends cl d is bent horizontally into zigzag curves forming two series ofloops l5, which are closed by a locking rod or bar E, which is fitted toeyes e', suitably fastened to the center portion of the top D. Thislocking-rod is preferably made in two sections coupled together at theirinner ends by a screw-collar e, and at their outer ends the sectionshave suitable handles e2, by which the rod maybe held and turned touncouple and remove either section or both of them to allow removal ofthe umbrellas confined in the loops l5 by the rod. I prefer, also, toprovide the end frame-loops 6 and 9 with a substantially similarlockingrod F, which slides freely in eyes f, Xed to the bends of thewire between the loops, and has a screw-threaded extremity which engagesa thread cut into an eye f at the lowermost loop 6 or 9 and at its upperend is preferably bent into an eye f2 to form a handle by which the rodmay be turned to unscrew it from the eye f and allow it to be withdrawnat pleasure to release the half-dozen umbrellas it locks to the stand.Obviously the stand would be useful without the locking-rods E F, as theouter umbrellas would retain their places in the loops 6 9 and eyes l2 4and would hold the central vertical row of umbrellas in the loops orbends l5 of the stand-top D; but I prefer to use these locking-rodswhich secure the umbrellas within the loops, which are only large enoughto admit the umbrella-stick or small enough to prevent withdrawal of theumbrellas past the locking-rods. After the end frames C C are slippedonto the posts B B and the top D is set by its ends d within theframe-loops S and posts B and retained at proper height by screws b,threaded into the posts and set in against said ends d, the stand isready for use.

In adjusting the umbrellas to the stand, when the locking-rods E F areused, these rods will rst be removed, and when the central vertical rowof umbrellas are placed by their tips or ferrules into the base-holes aand are set into the side loops 15 of the top D, the locking-rod E willbe applied to the y top eyes e and connected at its middle coupling e tosecure these umbrellas within the loops, six at each side of the rod.One halfdozen umbrellas .will then be set with their tips in the innerlower eyes l2 and their handles in the inner upper loops 6 at each sideof the stand, and another halt-dozen umbrellas will be set likewise intothe outer lower eyes 4 and outer upper loops 9 at. each side of thestand, which causes one halfdozen umbrellas to diagonally cross anotherhalfdozen of them at each side or face of the middle series or dozen ofthem, and as will be understood from Fig. 1 of the drawings The lockingrods F may now be slipped through the eyesfand screwed into the eyes j"'at the outer faces of the umbrella-handles to lock the crossedumbrellas securely to the stand and in a manner assuring their safetyagainst theft, while allowing quite full inspection of every umbrella inthe stand by intending purchasers and also allowing quick and easyremoval 0f them for closer inspection or sale. The eyes l l2 of the endframes C C are only about large enough to receive the stick-tips of theumbrellas, and the uinbrella-tip ferrules stop at the eyes to sustainthe umbrellas in slanting or diagonal positions. By removing the endframes and top C C D from the posts B B and then unscrewing the postsfrom the base A the entire stand may be packed into comparativelysmallspace for shipment or for storage when not in use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. The combination, in an umbrellastand, of posts orsupports and opposing end frames thereon, each frame provided with loopsfor holding umbrellas, the upper loops of one frame being about the samedistance from its post as the lower loops of the other frame are fromits post, substantially as described, whereby two diagonally-rangingcrossed series of umbrellas may be held in the end frames, as set forth.

2. The combinationin an umbrella-stand, ot" posts or uprights, opposingend frames thereon, each frame provided with loops for holdingumbrellas, the upper loops of one frame being about the same distancefrom its post as the lower loops of the other frame are from its post,and a top looped cross-bar between the end frames, substantially asdescribed, whereby a series of upright umbrellas may be supported in thetop cross-bar loops IOO IIO

and two diagonally-ranging crossed series of umbrellas may be held inthe end frames at the face of the upright umbrellas, as set forth.

3. The combination, in an umbrella-stand, of a base provided with holesadapted to receive umbrella-tips, two posts or supports on said base,opposing end frames on the posts, each frame provided with loops forholding umbrellas, the upper loops of one frame being about the samedistance from its post as the lower loops of the other frame are fromits post, and a top looped cross-bar between the end frames,substantially as described, whereby a series of upright umbrellas may besupported in the base-holes and top crossbar loops and twodiagonally-ranging crossed series of umbrellas may be held in the endframes at the face of the upright umbrellas, as set forth.

4. The combination, in an umbrella-stand, of posts or supports andopposing end frames thereon, each frame provided at opposite sides ofits post with upper and lower loops for holding umbrellas, the upperloops of one frame at either side of its post being about in the sameplane as the lower loops of the opposing frame at the same side ot itspost, substantially as described, whereby two diagonally-ranging crossedseries of umbrellas may be held in the end frames ateach side of theposts, as set 5. The combination, in an umbrella-stand, 0f posts orsupports and opposing end frames thereon, each frame provided atopposite sides of its post with upper and lower loops for holdingumbrellas, the upper loops of one frame at either side of its post beingin about the same plane as the lower loops of the opposing frame at thesame side of its post, and a cross-bar having loops or recesses andconnecting the opposite end frames, substantially as described.

6. The combination, in an umbrella-stand, of a base having holes toreceive umbrellatips, posts or supports on the base, opposing end frameson the posts, each frame provided atopposite sides of its post withupper andlower loops for holding umbrellas,the upper loops of one frameat either side of its post being in about the same plane as the lowerloops of the opposing frame at the same side of its post, and across-bar having loops or recesses above the base-holes and connectingthe opposite end frames, substantially as described.

7. In an umbrella-stand, the combination, with open loops adapted tohold umbrellas, of a rod or pin crossing the loops and locking theumbrellas therein, substantially as described.

8. The combination, in an umbrella-stand,

of opposite posts and end frames thereon, one frame having upper openloops 9 and lower closed eyes 12 and the other frame having upper openloops 6 and lower closed eyes 4,

the loops 9 and eyes 4 being in about the plane and farther from theposts than theloops G and eyes 12, and a cross-bar connecting the postsand end frames, substantially as described.

10. The combination, in an umbrella-stand, of a base A, having holes a,posts B B on the base, end frames on the posts, one frame having upperopen loops 9 and closed lower loops l2, and the other frame having upperopen loops 6 and lower closed eyes 4, and each frame having an eye 8resting on its post, and a cross-bar having down-bent ends cl enteringthe end frame eyes 8 and the posts and provided with loops to receiveumbrellas, substantially as described.

11. The combination, in an umbrella-stand, of a base A, having holes a,posts B B on the base, end frames on the posts, one frame having upperopen loops 9 and closed lower loops 12, and the other frame having upperopen loops 6 and lower closed eyes 4, and each frame having an eye 8resting on its post, a cross bar having down-bent ends d entering theend frame eyes 8 and the posts and provided with loops to receiveumbrellas, and intermediate brace-bars C', looped around the posts andend frame, substantially as described.

12. The combination, in an umbrella-stand, of opposite posts and endframes C C thereon, each frame provided with open loops 6 9 and closedeyes 4 12, said frames being set reversely on the posts, substantiallyas described.

13. The combination,in an umbrella-stand, of opposite posts and endframes C C thereon, each frame provided with open loops 6 9, closed eyes4 12, and cross-braces C', said frames being set reversely on the posts,substantially as described.

14. The combination,in an umbrella-stand, of a base A, having holes a,posts B B on the base, frames C C, placed reversely on the posts andeach having open loops 6 9 and closed eyes 4 12 8, anda top cross-bar D,having down-bent ends d d entering the frameeyes 8 and the posts andprovided with loops 15, substantially as described.

15. In. an umbrella-stand,the combination, with posts and end framesthereon having open loops 6 9 and plain eyes f and screwthreaded eyes f,of locking-rods F run through the eyesfand screwing into the eyes f',substantially as described.

1G. In an umbrella-stand,the combination,

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Wit-h a base having holes a and posts on the base,of a top cross-bar D,having bends forming loops 15 and eyes e', of a locking-rod E in theeyes and having a screw-coupling e, substantially as described.

17. In an umbrella-stand, the combination, i

with posts, 0E end frames having loops or eyes for holding umbrellas andformed With lower eyes 1 14, fitting over the posts, and an x upper eye8, resting on the posts, and a re- 1 taining-pin passed through theupper eye 8 into the post, substantially as described.

18. In an umbrella-stand, the combination, with posts, of end tramesmade of a single piece of bent Wire having end loops or eyes l .ICHARLES GARROTT.

Witnesses:

HENRY L. GOODWIN, EDGAR TATE.

